Manuel Pinto da Costa

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Manuel Pinto da Costa
Pinto da Costa in January 2014
1st President of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office 3 September 2011 – 3 September 2016
Prime Minister	Patrice Trovoada Gabriel Costa Patrice Trovoada
Preceded by	Fradique de Menezes
Succeeded by	Evaristo Carvalho
In office 12 July 1975 – 4 March 1991
Prime Minister	Miguel Trovoada Celestino Rocha da Costa Daniel Daio
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Leonel Mário d'Alva (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-05) 5 August 1937 (age 86) Água Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe
Political party	MLSTP/PSD (1975–2011) Independent (2011–present)
Spouse	Maria Amelia Pinto da Costa
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Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) is a Santomean economist and politician who served as the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991.^[1] He again served as president from 2011 to 2016.